​​​​​​​​​​​​​Her Secret is Patience​​​​​ - Civic Space Park​

ARTIST:  Janet Echelman
DESIGN AND FABRICATION TEAM
Speranza Architecture, architect (Barcelona)
CAID Industries, project coordination,  design/engineering and fabrication (Tucson)
M3 Engineers, steel structural engineer (Tucson)
Buro Happold Consulting Engineers, P.C. (New York), net design/engineering 
Peter Heppel Associates (Paris), net design consultant
EDAW, landscape architects (Phoenix)
Paul Deeb, VOX, lighting design
Foresite Design and Construction, sculptural foundations and park (Tempe) 
Nexus Steel, structural steel installation/erection (Tempe)
Diamond Nets, net fabrication (Washington)
NETServices, net installation (Washington)​

DATE:  2009
LOCATION:  Phoenix Downtown Civic Space
​​TYPE:  Park; Sculpture
MATERIALS:  Polyester & steel
BUDGET:  $2.5 Million
DISTRICT:  7
ZIP CODE:  85004


AWARDS 
2008 Award for Excellence in Structural Engineering to M3 Engineering from the Arizona Structural Engineering Association.
2009 Valley Forward Crescordia Award
2011 Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence Silver Medal​



Echelman's vortex-like net was inspired by Arizona's distinctive monsoon clouds, and saguaro flowers and saguaro boots (which form inside Arizona's iconic cactus and are often used as nests by birds). The sculpture sits 38 feet above the park plaza, rising to an overall height of more than 100 feet. The largest ring holding the net aloft is about 100 feet wide. The artist's work involved the collaborative talents of an international team of 150 designers, engineers, fabricators and lighting specialists. The polyester net was produced with a combination of traditional hand-baited and machine-loomed knotting. Specialized lighting gives the sculpture an extraordinary glow at night. ​